3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
SAT Vocabularies: 3000 Words 500 Hard Words 500 Essay Words
3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
effigy 
1
 | (假人,被人憎恨的人物或形象) crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person |
| (逃避现实的(人)) escaping into a world of fantasy from real life; intended for or tending toward escape |
| (撒谎,误导) lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
| (仿效,抗衡) be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel |
eggshell
2
| (蛋壳) thin, brittle, exterior covering of the egg of a bird or reptile; pale yellow to yellowish white |
| (期满,到期) come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die |
| (效率,功效) effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; ratio of useful output to the total input in any system |
| (撒谎,误导) lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
emend
3
| (探险,勘探) investigate systematically; examine; search |
| (扩大的,增加的) increasing; something expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging |
| (订正,校正) correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better |
| (作为典型,具体化) serve as an example of; embody |
endangered
4
| (特别的,非凡的) exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual |
| (有灭绝危险的,将要绝种的) in danger, at risk; small in numbers, with significant possibility of extinction, of species |
| (避免) avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from |
| (发出,放射) give off; send out; give out as sound |
endearment
5
| (卸下,流出) discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities |
| (爱慕,爱的表示) tender affection; love; act of showing affection |
| (迸出,惊叹) act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases |
| (命令,阻止,禁止) direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis |
endeavor
6
| (可以反对的,提出异议的) open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval |
| (积极努力的) earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object |
| (撒谎,误导) lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
| (鼓舞) give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current |
envelop
7
| (开脱,洗脱) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| (瘦弱的,脆弱的) very thin especially from disease or hunger |
| (可以反对的,提出异议的) open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval |
| (把…包住,裹住) enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering |
eon
8
| (时代) indefinitely long period of time; age |
| (效率,功效) effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; ratio of useful output to the total input in any system |
| (飞地) country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another |
| (卸下,流出) discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities |
epistolary
9
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| (肘) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm |
| (时代) indefinitely long period of time; age |
| (确立的,不容易改的(风俗习惯)) established firmly and securely; rooted |
equivocate
10
| (教化,启蒙) education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge |
| (避免) avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from |
| (尾声,收场白) short speech at conclusion of dramatic work |
| (撒谎,误导) lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |